Editing or adding highlights to an indexed historical record

Highlights on a record image identify the words or phrases included in the index of the record. If you edit a field, you can edit the highlight as well.

Steps from Record Details page (website or mobile app)

1. From the Record Details page, click Edit.
2. On the right panel, click the pencil icon for the section you want to edit.
3. To modify the highlight, click Edit Highlight.
   
   1. Click the existing highlight and move or expand it.
   2. If no highlight exists, on the right panel, click Create a New Highlight. Click within the document image and drag. Then click Done.
4. Click Save.

Steps from Explore Historical Images (website)

Edit a Highlight

1. Navigate to the image.
2. On the right panel, at the top, click Image Index.
3. You see a list of names on the index. To edit the highlight for a name, click the name.
4. Click a pencil icon. Click Edit Highlight under a field.
5. Click and drag to reposition the highlight.
6. Click Save.

Add a Highlight

• After you click a pencil icon to edit, you see Add or Remove Fields. When you click to Add a field, you must also add a highlight. Enter data for the field, then click Add Highlight.